St George Illawarra Dragons 8 – 6 Newcastle Knights
The Dragons picked up their first win since Round 7 in a very low scoring game in Wollongong.
St George Illawarra 8 (B Magnone try; S Hooper, A Lobb goals) def. Newcastle 6 (D Armstrong try; T Cant goal) at Collegians Sports Centre.
Stat sheet
St George Illawarra: Hayden Budd – 37 tackles; Callum Gromek – 260 run metres
Newcastle: Jaron Purcell – 39 tackles; Keanu Wainohu-Kemp – 188 run metres
Debuts: Taine Woodford (St George Illawarra)
Sydney Roosters 34 – 10 Penrith Panthers
The Roosters ended Penrith’s five-game winning streak with a dominant 24-point at Leichhardt.
Sydney 34 (T Deakin 2, R Meyn, J Mossman, J Preston tries; H Savala 4, J Mossman 3 goals) def. Penrith 10 (I Iongi, C Lawson tries; N Puru goal) at Leichhardt Oval.
Stat sheet
Sydney: Thomas Deakin – 34 tackles, 2 line breaks; Jacob Preston – 156 run metres
Penrith: Hohepa Puru – 50 tackles; Cody Lawson – 132 run metres
Canberra Raiders 24 – 20 South Sydney Rabbitohs
The Raiders made it back-to-back wins thanks to a solid first half against South Sydney.
Canberra 24 (C Lewis, S Moala, N Saddler, C Vaikai tries; S Moala 4 goals) def. South Sydney 20 (C Kaho 2, R Garner, D Teaupa tries; D Teaupa 2 goals) at Ironmark High Performance Centre.
Stat sheet
South Sydney: Tallis Duncan – 35 tackles; Ryan Garner – 184 run metres; Carson Kaho – 2 line breaks
Canberra: Mitchel Souter – 21 tackles; Carsil Vaikai – 207 run metres
Debuts: Wesley Bruines, Mitchell Chester (South Sydney); Corey Lewis, Noah Saddler (Canberra)
Manly Sea Eagles 25 – 18 Parramatta Eels
Manly winger Sanele Aukusitino scored a first half hat-trick in his side’s seven-point win over Parramatta.
Manly 25 (S Aukusitino 3, K Weekes tries; J Humphreys 4 goals, field goal) def. Parramatta 18 (T Williams 2, T Mataele, D Tui tries; E Sanders goal) at Ringrose Park.
Stat sheet
Parramatta: Peter Taateo – 25 tackles; Matt Komolafe – 133 run metres; Turoa Williams – 2 line breaks
Manly: Zac Fulton – 35 tackles; Sanele Aukusitino – 117 run metres, 2 line breaks
Debuts: Toni Mataele (Parramatta)
Cronulla Sharks 22 – 20 Victoria Thunderbolts
Cronulla snapped their three-game losing streak, holding on for a two-point win over Victoria.
Cronulla 22 (N Lester, D Levi, T Rodwell, J Samrani tries; R Rivett 3 goals) def. Victoria 20 (R Tooala 2, S Faalogo, K Roberts tries; J Pezet 2 goals) at Casey Fields.
Stat sheet
Victoria: Cole Geyer – 24 tackles; Sualauvi Faalogo – 183 run metres; Ron Tooala – 2 line breaks
Cronulla: Douglas Levi – 31 tackles; Thomas Rodwell – 119 run metres; Kane Ball – 2 line breaks
Debuts: Zayvian Langkilde-Fale, Kade Roberts (Victoria); Jed Hardy, Jackson Lenzo (Cronulla)
The Wests Tigers-Canterbury fixture was postponed due to a lighting issue at Lidcombe Oval.
Round 11 Highlights: https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/05/23/jersey-flegg-highlights-round-11/
Click HERE for the Jersey Flegg Cup ladder
Top Try Scorers | Top Point Scorers |
11 Isaiah Iongi (Penrith) | 92 Ryan Rivett (Cronulla) |
9 Jacob Preston (Sydney) | 76 Niwhai Puru (Penrith) |
8 Jack Mossman (Sydney) | 58 Jonah Pezet (Victoria) |
7 Cameron Brown (Manly) | 56 Corey Fenning (Parramatta) |
7 William Fakatoumafi (Penrith) | 50 Sam Hooper (St George Illawarra) |
7 Ethan King (Sydney) | 48 Jack Mossman (Sydney) |
7 Treigh Stewart (St George Illawarra) | 44 Isaiah Iongi (Penrith) |
7 Ron Tooala (Victoria) | 42 Hugo Savala (Sydney) |
6 Sualauvi Faalogo (Victoria) | 40 Eli Clark (Canterbury) |
6 Carson Kaho (South Sydney) | 36 Jacob Preston (Sydney) |
Round 12
Friday, May 27
Canterbury Bulldogs v St George Illawarra Dragons
Saturday, May 28
Victoria Thunderbolts v Manly Sea Eagles
Sunday, May 29
Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels
Newcastle Knights v Penrith Panthers
Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs
Wests Tigers v Cronulla Sharks